Scott and Elliott at the park
From ScottW: Here is a gospel story from Labor Day at Tuscora Park. Elliott and myself went to the park about 10 minutes before noon to play some mini-golf. It did not open until noon so we saw a young man sitting on a bench alone listening to an mp3 player with headphones. We sat beside him and I started talking with him. I gave him a million dollar bill and asked him if he ever thought about that million dollar question before. He said he had and we began to go through the commandments. I noticed he was a bit slow in his speech (not unclear, just very calculated with his words) and he said he had suffered some seizures when he was a boy. He was very smart though and very sweet (perhaps an angel unaware…you never know). He certainly understood lying, stealing and hatred were wrong and a violation of God’s Law. I explained the Saviour and his need for repentance and faith alone in Him because he had thought baptism might have made him okay with God. He understood and I encouraged him to think about everything we talked about. He said he would and thanked me for the talk. I then gave him one more million dollar bill in case he had a friend he would like to give one to. He said he did have a friend who could use a talk like this. He then walked over behind us to pay to play mini-golf. I decided I would invite him to play with us and I paid for him (not a big deal as it is only $1). He could not have been more thankful though. He loved playing the round with us and he could not stop thanking me for the conversation, the two millions, and paying for his golf. He was 25 years old and his name was Matt.
